Hint
When someone rings your doorbell and hands you a kitten, you might want to try hard not to see the kitten. Instead, you might want to see the very tall stack of vet bills (all carefully timed to coincide with other expenditures like house painting and vacations and car repairs). You probably won't succeed. The power of kitten cuteness to overcome good sense is quite impressive. I obviously did not succeed and was instead overcome with the cuteness of the fluff. Which is why Douglas and I went to the vet yet again yesterday. He has an ear infection, and [...]
Still Kicking
Sorry for the sparse posting. I'm here and fine, just a wee bit swamped. All the projects for the book are re-blocked, tagged (there is a chart...a giant organizational chart...it's kind of cool), oh so carefully laid out, and tucked safely in a box ready for the big day. I'm also assembling a wee box of props and goodies to be sure to bring with me (Alphonse and his fellow lodgers are coming along of course). Add into that an extra vet visit (Douglas has some sort of really epically disgusting ear crud), school projects, a cold for both The [...]
Warm Up
You remember the (ever so slightly crazy making) reign of painterly doom. They did lovely work, but while they were here, I just could not pay attention to one thing for more than an hour or so at a time. It just wasn't happening. So in celebration of a short attention span, I made this set of mitts. At least that's the excuse I'm using for the otherwise pitiful amount of stuff I got done while they were here. The mitts are an excellent consolation though! Each one takes only minimal mental effort (hey, we all have those days, I [...]
Brrrr
It is 58 degrees in my dining room (the warmest room in the house). I think it's time to break out the woolies. Handy that the new mitts are all done and ready to wear. They'll be out tomorrow.
Tick Tock
Folks, have you looked at a calendar lately? I'm less than two weeks away from the book's photoshoot. Do you have any idea how cool that is? Do you have any idea how nerve wracking that is? The balance between cool and nerve wracking shifts from moment to moment. To cope, I'm going into super organized mode (yes, scarily enough, it is actually possible to be more organized than I usually am). As part of this organizational frenzy, I'm reblocking most everything for the book. Some of it had been folded up in the box, and those folds sort of [...]
And Then They Fell Down Raining Fiery Death on All
Some things in this world are simply true. It doesn't matter if I remember them or not. It doesn't matter if I like them or not. They just go right on being true in blatant disregard of how I think the world should work. For instance, I am a big person, and I have giant freaky man hands. Also, it is rather challenging to take pictures of hands. Given these two truths, it really shouldn't surprise me that taking a picture of giant freaky man hands that 1) makes them look willowy and delicate 2) shows off the knitting they [...]
The Stars Aligned
Several things have happened at once. I'm home during daylight (not that rare). The Boy is home during daylight (much more rare). The weather is pleasant (quite unusual). I have finished knitwear to photograph (nearly unheard of). The combination means that there is a very good chance that all three of the little fluffy mitts shown a week or so ago will be ready to show off in their final project photos in the next day or two. Which is excellent, because that means I'll be able to start wearing them. Holding off on wearing perfectly good knitwear is rather [...]
Your Turn
I'm meeting with the photographer for Book the Second on Thursday. We'll be having a planning meeting, wandering the halls of our photo shoot location, and generally plotting how to make this book extra awesome. I have my list of 'things to ask' and 'things to insist upon.' But I'm sure there's something I'm overlooking. After all, this organize and execute a book thing is still new to me. So here's where you come in. I've got two questions for you. First, what do you always wish you could tell the photographers of your knitting books? Is there something you [...]
Momentum, Part 2
We had always intended to use carpet tiles, or something like them, for that entrance. It seemed easier than taking up the linoleum. The house and I have a slightly wary relationship. I like it. Love it even. And I admire it for sticking around for 91 years and counting. But I don't trust it not to do something like spring a leak or develop holes or do something else equally dire. I've adopted a sort of respectful distance. I will fix problems. I will make considered cosmetic improvements. I will not go mucking about with perfectly good (read functional) [...]
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